Former Cape Verdean President, Pedro Verona Pires, Named Winner of the 2011 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

The former Cape Verdean president, Pedro Verona Pires, has been named as the winner of the 2011 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership with a $ 5 million grant to be paid over 10 years and $200,000 annually for life thereafter.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Ntlhoi Motsamai, Officially Opens Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ntlhoi Motsamai, officially opened the sixth meeting of the second session of the seventh parliament of the kingdom of Lesotho in the capital, Maseru on Friday. How People Arrived Here: motsamai

African Development Bank to Hold Civil Society Consultation Forum in Tunis

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to hold a Civil Society Consultation Forum on March 1, 2010 in Tunis to step up consultations with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) which have played a role in the development...

African ’good Leadership’ Award Committee Unable to Select a Winner

The annual ‘African Good Leadership’ prize given to an African leader for good governance has failed to find a winner this year. The committee of the £3 million Mo Ibrahim award for achievement in African leadership, which includes Kofi Annan and...

Former President of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae, Awarded 2008 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa

The former president of Botswana, Festus Gontebanye Mogae, was named recipient of the 2008 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa, a statement by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation revealed. The annual Mo Ibrahim Prize, named after the Sudanese billionaire...

Sudanese Billionaire, Mo Ibrahim, has Shown Interest in Investing in Ethiopia

The Sudanese billionaire, Mo Ibrahim, who is undertaking various investments in Africa with over $700 million, has shown interest in investing in Ethiopia in various sectors, APA learned Tuesday.

Report Says 31 African Countries have Improved Their Governance

Two-thirds of Sub-Saharan Africa countries have improved governance with notable progress in human rights, according to a report by the Mo Ibrahim foundation.